Rugby: Canterbury’s shocking 10 Miter Cup season continues with loss to Otago

Canterbury is at risk of being relegated from the Miter 10 Cup Premiership after a 23-16 loss to Otago in Christchurch tonight.

The upset loss, Canterbury’s fifth of the season, has the regular title contenders in fifth place on the Premiership ladder with 19 points, just two points ahead of Bay of Plenty and three points ahead of North Harbor. who have a game in hand and play winnable matches this weekend.

Canterbury will then have to face Premiership contenders Auckland and Tasman in their last two games, which means a drop to the Championship is a clear possibility if they don’t change their form.

The victory was Otago’s first win over Canterbury in 15 years, and moves them back to the top of the Championship standings.

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